Trollip bites the dust as NMB mayor, Bobani in

Mayor Athol Trollip and Cllr Retief Odendaal addressing the media about the adjustments budget that will be tabled in Council meeting tomorrow. He said that the budget is on the right track in stabilising finances of the City.
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Nelson Mandela Bay metro mayor Athol Trollip has been kicked out of the mayoral position.

Trollip has been ousted through a motion of no confidence by opposition parties on Monday.

The United Democratic Movement’s Mongameli Bobani has been voted in as the new mayor, with the African Independent Congress’ councilor Tsonono Buyeye voted in as deputy mayor.

Trollip has faced numerous votes of no confidence before and managed to survive but after council speaker Jonathan Lawack was removed from his position on Monday, it was likely that Trollip would follow.

Former mayor Bicks Ndoni makes a comeback to the metro as a chief whip.